Rock, Paper, Scissors

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So you want to achieve your fitness goals? Do like Joanna does and take a look at the game rock, paper, scissors for some guidance.

Quick and Dirty Guide to Eating Post-Workout

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Wondering what, when and how much you should be eating after your workouts?

Here are the answers, plus a few tips for fighting the urge to pig out post-exercise.

The Workout J-Lo, Your Friends and Your Grandma are Doing

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Certified Zumba instructor Lolly Soulier tells us to grab our sweatbands and tie some tassels to our track pants: It’s time to get our Latin groove on.

365 Days Without a Pepsi

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My story of going from soda lush to soda free and how you can too. The sun is blazing, the temperature is rising, and you’re stuck outside diggingpost holes for your new fence. An oasis of a Coca-Cola waterfall is all you can see rising up from the pavement three blocks away.

3 Good Reasons to Rock Out While You Work Out

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Love exercising to your favorite tunes? You have science’s blessing.

Turns out there’s a reason — actually, three of them — why music improves your exercise performance.

Fitness Bloggers: Do You Need to Be Certified in Order to Help Others Get Fit?

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It’s time to turn your fitness blog into a business. So, do you need to get certified? Create training programs? Buy insurance? We’ll tell you where to start.

Drop the “Freshman 15”: Six Food Rules for Students

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College weight gain is common: With labs, lectures and late-night study sessions, we eat fast food, guzzle caffeine and think “I’ll deal with my body in four years.”

Good news: you CAN gain a diploma without gaining 30 pounds. Just follow these college nutrition commandments.

Is It All Just Made for T.V.?

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Then the product is delivered, unveiled, used a few times only for you to find out that what was pictured as a reality on the T.V. wasn’t a reality at all.

Lessons of Sacrifice from D-Wade, the King, and Chris Bosh

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Losing Weight and getting fit require sacrifice. Much has been talked about the “sacrifices” of D-Wade, Lebron, and Chris Bosh to play on the same team together, but what are they really giving up? Would the same level of sacrifice by a fat man find him on the road to better health?

How I Joined the 12% Who Accomplish New Year’s Resolutions

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Find out how I joined the 12% of people who accomplish their New Year’s Resolutions… and how you can too!